ft991a-control 0.7.1

AI-controllable Yaesu FT-991A transceiver interface with web GUI, CLI, and MCP server

FT-991A Control Package

AI-controllable Yaesu FT-991A transceiver interface with LCARS-themed web GUI, command-line tools, and MCP server for AI integration.

🤖 AI Assistants: This package exposes FT-991A ham radio control via MCP (Model Context Protocol). Use ft991a-mcp to launch the MCP server, then control frequency, mode, power, PTT, and monitor S-meter readings through standardized MCP tools.

Features

🌐 LCARS Web GUI (Star Trek Theme)

• 10+ tabbed interface — VFO Control, Audio/Waterfall, Band Scanner, Memory Channels, System, Config, Status, Diagnostics
• Audio Waterfall — Real-time spectrogram via PCM2903B USB CODEC + browser-side FFT
• Spectrum Analyzer — Overlay with gradient fill, grid lines, center frequency marker
• 5 Color Palettes — RADIO (default), AMBER, BLUE, GREEN, GRAY with pre-computed color LUTs
• Inline VFO Tuner — Click-to-type frequency entry, UP/DN buttons, step selector (10 Hz–1 MHz), arrow key tuning
• S-Meter History Chart — Last 120 readings with peak/avg labels and color gradient
• Band Scanner — Sweep frequency ranges with configurable step size and squelch, click-to-tune results, CSV export
• Memory Channel Manager — List, recall, store, and clear channels 001-099
• Antenna Auto-Tune — ATU control button (AC001/AC002 CAT commands)
• SDR Panadapter — Wideband waterfall via SDRplay RSP2pro (SoapySDR)
• Audio Streaming — Listen to radio audio directly in the browser
• WebSocket Real-time Updates — Live frequency, mode, S-meter, TX status
• Mobile Responsive — Horizontal scrollable tab bar for phone/tablet

🖥️ CLI Tools

• ft991a-cli status — Get radio status
• ft991a-cli freq set <hz> — Set frequency
• ft991a-cli mode set <mode> — Change mode
• ft991a-cli cw encode/decode/send — Morse code operations

🤖 MCP Server (AI Integration)

• Full radio control via Model Context Protocol
• Compatible with Claude, GPT, and other MCP-capable assistants

📡 CAT Protocol

• Complete Yaesu CAT command implementation
• Frequency, mode, power, PTT, S-meter, band switching
• Memory channel read/write (MR/MC/MW commands)
• Antenna tuner control (AC commands)
• VFO swap, A→B copy
• TX lockout safety

Quick Install

# Install from PyPI
pip install ft991a-control

# Launch LCARS web GUI
ft991a-web --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --radio-port /dev/ttyUSB0

# Launch MCP server for AI
ft991a-mcp

# Direct CLI control
ft991a-cli status

Hardware Setup

Required

1. Yaesu FT-991A with USB-A to USB-B cable
2. Linux host (tested on Ubuntu 22.04)
3. Radio Menu → 031 CAT RATE → 38400 baud
4. Add user to dialout group: sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER

Recommended

• USB Audio CODEC (e.g., PCM2903B) for audio waterfall
• SDRplay RSP2pro (or compatible SoapySDR device) for wideband panadapter

Udev Rules (Stable Device Paths)

# /etc/udev/rules.d/99-ft991a.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="10c4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="ea70", \
  ATTRS{bInterfaceNumber}=="01", SYMLINK+="ft991a-cat"

Then use --radio-port /dev/ft991a-cat for stable access regardless of USB enumeration order.

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐    WebSocket     ┌─────────────────┐
│   Web Browser   │◄────────────────►│   FastAPI        │
│   LCARS GUI     │  Real-time       │   Web Server     │
│                 │  Audio/FFT       │   (ft991a-web)   │
└─────────────────┘                  └────────┬─────────┘
                                              │
┌─────────────────┐                          │
│   AI Assistant  │◄── MCP Protocol ─────────┤
│   (Claude, etc) │                          │
└─────────────────┘                          │
                                              │
┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐   │
│   SDRplay       │    │   USB Audio     │   │
│   RSP2pro       │    │   CODEC         │   │
│   (SoapySDR)    │    │   (PCM2903B)    │   │
└────────┬────────┘    └────────┬────────┘   │
         │ IQ Data              │ PCM Audio  │
         └──────────────────────┴────────────┤
                                              │
                    ┌─────────────────────────┴───────────┐
                    │         FT991A CAT Library          │
                    │         (ft991a.cat)                │
                    └─────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                                      │ USB Serial
                                      │ 38400 baud, 2 stop bits
                                      ▼
                                ┌─────────────────┐
                                │  Yaesu FT-991A  │
                                │  Transceiver    │
                                └─────────────────┘

Web GUI Tabs

Tab	Description
VFO Control	Frequency display, mode buttons, band presets, power slider, VFO swap/copy, ATU
Audio	Audio waterfall, spectrum analyzer, inline tuner, S-meter history, listen button
SDR	Wideband panadapter waterfall via SDRplay (click-to-tune, bandwidth selector)
Scanner	Band scanner with preset bands, custom range, step sizes, squelch threshold
Memory	Memory channel manager — list, recall, store, clear channels 001-099
System	Audio device config, WebSocket status, connection info
Config	Serial port settings, baud rate, connection test
Status	Live radio status, VFO-A/B, mode, power, S-meter, SWR
Diagnostics	Error log, raw CAT command testing, system health

CI/CD

GitHub Actions automatically publishes to PyPI on version tag push:

# Bump version in pyproject.toml and __init__.py, then:
git tag v0.6.2
git push github main --tags
# → GitHub Actions builds and publishes to PyPI

Configuration

Serial Port Settings

ft991a-web --radio-port /dev/ft991a-cat --radio-baud 38400 --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Radio Menu Settings

• Menu 031 (CAT RATE): 38400 (or match --radio-baud)
• Menu 032 (CAT TOT): 10 min or longer
• Menu 033 (CAT RTS): Enable

Safety

⚠️ Important:

• Always verify proper antenna connection before TX
• Use TX lockout when not actively transmitting
• Ensure amateur radio license privileges for frequency/mode
• Start with low power (5-10W) for testing
• Never transmit without a licensed operator present

🔒 Built-in Safety:

• Frequency range validation (30 kHz – 470 MHz)
• Power limits (5-100W)
• TX lockout toggle
• Mode validation per frequency
• Serial timeout protection

Python API

from ft991a import FT991A, Mode

radio = FT991A(port="/dev/ft991a-cat", baudrate=38400)
radio.connect()

# Read status
status = radio.get_status()
print(f"Frequency: {status.frequency_a} Hz")
print(f"Mode: {status.mode}")
print(f"S-Meter: {status.s_meter}")

# Tune
radio.set_frequency_a(14_250_000)  # 20m SSB
radio.set_mode(Mode.USB)

# Antenna tuner
radio.tuner_start()  # Auto-tune

# Memory channels
radio.recall_memory(1)
radio.store_memory(5)

REST API

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/status	GET	Radio status (frequency, mode, S-meter, TX)
/api/frequency/a	POST	Set VFO-A frequency
/api/frequency/b	POST	Set VFO-B frequency
/api/mode	POST	Set operating mode
/api/power	POST	Set TX power
/api/tuner/start	POST	Start antenna auto-tune
/api/tuner/on	POST	Turn ATU on
/api/tuner/off	POST	Turn ATU off
/api/vfo/swap	POST	Swap VFO-A ⇄ VFO-B
/api/vfo/a-to-b	POST	Copy VFO-A → VFO-B
/api/scan	POST	Start band scan
/api/scan/stop	POST	Stop scan
/api/memory/list	GET	List memory channels
/api/memory/recall	POST	Recall memory channel
/api/memory/store	POST	Store to memory channel
/api/memory/clear	POST	Clear memory channel
/ws	WebSocket	Real-time status updates
/ws/audio	WebSocket	Audio FFT stream
/ws/sdr	WebSocket	SDR wideband FFT stream

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/heliosarchitect/lbf-ham-radio.git
cd lbf-ham-radio
pip install -e .[dev]
pytest tests/

License

MIT License — see LICENSE.

Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/ft991a-control/
• GitHub: https://github.com/heliosarchitect/lbf-ham-radio
• Gitea: https://gitea.fleet.wood/Helios/lbf-ham-radio

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